'I feel like I've got my life back': the homeless residents of a Tudor hotel

'I feel like I've got my life back': the homeless residents of a Tudor hotel

When councils were instructed to provide accommodation for their homeless population to protect them from coronavirus, Mike Matthews, owner of the Prince Rupert hotel in Shrewsbury, was one of the first to step in.

The decision was part business decision to save his hotel, part philanthropy to help homeless people he admits he usually ignored.

The new residents, including a former employee, feel it has given them some dignity back and offered them a rare feeling of family and safety.

They also know this cannot be a permanent change to their lives, so what happens next?